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    Grand majority of Parliament votes in favor of a regulation on investor-state lawsuits

    Investor-state dispute settlement ( ISDS ) has come into the focus of critics since the start of negotiations on a free trade agreement with the US (TTIP). ISDS means that foreign investors can sue the states hosting their investments in front of international courts when they see their rights and p...
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    Press release |

    EU rules on posted workers

    The European Parliament today voted to endorse a final agreement on EU legislation on the enforcement of EU rules on posted workers. The Greens welcomed the new rules, with employment and social affairs spokesperson Elisabeth Schroedter stating:"This new legislation is an important step forward...
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    Financial and investment rules (MiFID)

    The European Parliament this evening voted to approve an agreement on revising EU legislation on markets in financial instruments (MiFID/MiFIR). The Greens welcomed provisions which would curb speculation on food, energy and other commodity markets, as well as stronger rules on consumer protection, ...
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    Press release |

    Banking Union

    The European Parliament today voted to adopt a series of legislative files as part of the move to create a European banking union (1). The Greens welcomed this major development for dealing with the problems of the financial sector in a coherent European manner but expressed regret that many of the ...
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    News |

    Strasbourg Flash

    Greens/EFA priorities for the Strasbourg Plenary include reports on politicisation of EP administration posts and Martin Schulz; monster trucks, pollution and safety; EU airport noise rules; transparency and the lobby register; banking resolution and taxpayers' exposure; regulating investment markets and products; plastic bags; saving mig…
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    Event |

    Get youth out of Crisis

    WATCH THE EVENT LIVE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED Working morning Venue: The Egg - Rue Bara 175, 1070 Anderlecht 9.00-10.00h     Welcome by FYEG - Federation of Young European Greens Presentation of the program "Youth out of Crisis" Political speech by Greens/EFA MEP...
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    Press release |

    EU audit rules

     The European Parliament today voted on the revision of EU audit rules. The Greens hit out at the outcome, which will fail to tackle conflicts of interest in the audit sector and will fail to tackle the dominant position of the 'big four' audit firms. After the vote, Green legal affairs spokesp...
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    Event |

    Towards resilient territories

    What will Europe look like in 2030? On the eve of major changes that will occur in the world and in Europe, we must consider a territorial organization to live in the best possible conditions for the coming decades, particularly in the areas of energy, transport and feeding.
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    Video |

    The Hands that Sew your Shirt

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    Banking resolution

    An agreement was reached this morning between the European Parliament and Council on new EU rules on bank resolution and the creation of single mechanism for banking resolution. European Parliament negotiators have secured major improvements to the single resolution mechanism that was on the table f...